54 CHEVY HIGH PERFORMANCE II NOVEMBER 2019
Nothing Less Than Obsession
TECH CHECK
Owner: Terry Kamp, Seneca, South Carolina
Vehicle: 1966 Chevelle two-door hardtop
woodgrain steering wheel blended
perfectly with the original gauges,
which were converted to LED lighting.
Then, a pair of custom bucket seats
were wrapped in black leather and
treated to some fancy pleating and
embroidery.
After the Chevelle was completed,
Terry and his wife took the car out to
a few local shows and brought home
two Best of Show awards. At the end
of the day, he admitted that the project
took “lots of work and expense, but
was well worth it.” But it was what
Terry continued to say that ties a nice
bow on both the build process and
the feature of his 1966 Chevelle: “After
50 years, my obsession to again own a
1966 Chevelle SS has been satisfied.”
You just can’t ask for anything better
than that, now can you? CHP
Engine
- Type: 396ci big-block Chevy
- Displacement: 402 ci
- Compression Ratio: 9.5:1
- Bore: 4.124 inches
- Stroke: 3.760 inches
- Cylinder Heads: GM cast-iron open
chamber - Rotating Assembly: GM forged
crankshaft and rods - Valvetrain: Comp Cams roller rockers and
valvesprings - Camshaft: Comp Cams Thumpr
(0.558/0.542-inch lift; 235/239-deg.
duration at 0.050) - Induction: Edelbrock Performer RPM
intake manifold, Edelbrock Street Avenger
770-cfm carburetor - Ignition: PerTronix Ignitor III distributor,
Flamethrower coil, Taylor plug wires - Exhaust: MagnaFlow 2 1/2-inch mandrel-
bent stainless steel system, stock-style
cast-iron manifolds - Ancillaries: Stock-style V-belt, dual-core
aluminum radiator, single-wire alternator - Output (est): 425 hp
- Built By: Ronnie Wright (Anderson, SC)
- Machine Work: Jerry Smith
Drivetrain
•Transmission: 1966 Muncie M22 Rock
Crusher four-speed, assembled by
Jimmy Watkins of Stegall’s Transmission
Specialists (Greenville, SC), Centerforce
clutch - Rear Axle: Chevelle 12-bolt housing,
3.36:1 gears, Positraction
Chassis
- Frame: OE, powdercoated
- Front Suspension: Tubular upper and
lower control arms, QA1 coilover shocks - Rear Suspension: Metco Motorsports four-
link, QA1 coilover shocks, Panhard bar - Brakes: Late-model GM 11-inch drilled
and slotted rotors, two-piston calipers, front
and rear; Corvette 7-inch dual-diaphragm
booster with proportioning valve; The Right
Stuff brake pads
Wheels & Tires - Wheels: Ridler 650 chrome, 17x8 front,
18x9.5 rear - Tires: BFGoodrich g-Force Sport Comp 2,
205/50 front, 275/40 rear
Interior - Upholstery: Addis Auto Upholstery
(Anderson, SC) - Material: Leather
- Seats: Custom power bucket seats
- Steering: Southern Rods 32-inch chrome
tilt steering column, two-spoke woodgrain
wheel - Shifter: Hurst
- Dash: Padded
- Instrumentation: Stock with LED light
conversion
Exterior - Bodywork: Craig Blaise (Walhalla, SC)
- Paint By: Craig Blaise
- Paint: Matrix Tropic Turquoise
- Hood: Stock
- Grille: Stock
- Bumpers: Ausley’s Chevelle Parts front
and rear